mother-of-pearl in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for mother-of-pearl in the English»Spanish Dictionary

mother-of-pearl [Am ˌməðər əv ˈpərl, Brit mʌðərəvˈpəːl] N U

mother-of-pearl

nácar m

mother-of-pearl

madreperla f

mother-of-pearl

concha f nácar Mex

mother-of-pearl

concha f de perla Chil

mother-of-pearl attr

de nácar

mother-of-pearl attr

de madreperla

pearl¹ [Am pərl, Brit pəːl] N

1.1. pearl C:

pearl

perla f

a string of pearls

un collar de perlas

to cast pearls before swine

echarles margaritas a los cerdos

to cast pearls before swine attr necklace/earrings

de perlas

1.2. pearl:

U mother-of-pearl

nácar m

U mother-of-pearl

madreperla f

U mother-of-pearl

concha f nácar Mex

U mother-of-pearl

concha f de perla Chil

mother-of-pearl attr brooch/buttons

de nácar

mother-of-pearl attr brooch/buttons

de madreperla

mother-of-pearl attr brooch/buttons

de concha nácar Mex

mother-of-pearl attr brooch/buttons

de concha de perla Chil

mother-of-pearl lipstick/nail varnish

nacarado

mother-of-pearl lipstick/nail varnish

perlado

1.3. pearl C (thing of value, beauty):

pearl

joya f

pearls of wisdom

sabias palabras fpl

pearls of wisdom iron

joyitas fpl iron

Hawaii, pearl of the Pacific

Hawai, la perla del Pacífico

2. pearl → purl

See also purl², purl¹

purl² [Am pərl, Brit pəːl] VB intr liter

purl stream/water:

purl

murmurar liter

I.purl¹ [Am pərl, Brit pəːl] N U (stitch)

purl

punto m revés

purl

punto m al revés

purl

punto m del revés

II.purl¹ [Am pərl, Brit pəːl] VB trans (in knitting)

purl

tejer al revés

purl

tejer del revés

knit one, purl one

uno al or del derecho, uno al or del revés

III.purl¹ [Am pərl, Brit pəːl] VB intr (in knitting)

purl

tejer al revés

purl

tejer del revés

I.inlay N [Am ˈɪnˌleɪ, Brit ˈɪnleɪ]

1. inlay U or C (of wood, metal, ivory):

inlay

incrustación f

2. inlay C DENT:

inlay

empaste m

inlay

tapadura f Chil Mex

inlay

emplomadura f RioPl

inlay

calza f Col

II.inlay <pt & pp inlaid> VB trans [Am ˌɪnˈleɪ, Brit ɪnˈleɪ]

to inlay sth with sth

hacer incrustaciones de algo en algo

to inlay sth with sth

taracear algo con algo

the wood had been inlaid with mother-of-pearl

la madera tenía incrustaciones de nácar

the wood had been inlaid with mother-of-pearl

la madera había sido taraceada con nácar

Translations for mother-of-pearl in the Spanish»English Dictionary

concha de perla N f Chil

concha de perla

mother-of-pearl

madreperla N f

madreperla

mother-of-pearl

anacarado (anacarada) ADJ

anacarado (anacarada)

pearly

anacarado (anacarada)

mother-of-pearl attr

nácar N m

nácar

mother-of-pearl

nácar

nacre

nacarino (nacarina) ADJ (de nácar)

nacarino (nacarina)

mother-of-pearl attr

nacarino (nacarina) reflejos

pearly

incrustación N f

1. incrustación ART:

con incrustaciones de nácar

inlaid with mother-of-pearl

un brazalete de oro con incrustaciones de rubíes

a gold bracelet set with rubies

2. incrustación Col DENT:

incrustación

filling

mother-of-pearl in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mother-of-pearl in the English»Spanish Dictionary

mother-of-pearl N

mother-of-pearl

nácar m

Translations for mother-of-pearl in the Spanish»English Dictionary

nácar N m

nácar

mother-of-pearl

nácar

nacre

de nácar

nacreous

de nácar

pearly

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madreperla

mother of pearl

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The greatest are decorated with mosaics of sharks and sahuagin dancing joyfully, decorated with seashells, mother-of-pearl, and actual pearls and featuring windows made from crystal.

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